Pre-solicitationPosted Sep 18, 2026·Responses due Oct 3, 2026

Norfolk Harbor Inner Channel to Newport News Maintenance Dredging located in Hampton Roads, Virginia

Army Corps of Engineers · W2SD ENDIST NORFOLK

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
237990
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W9123627BA003
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Z1KF
Place
VA, USA
Contact
Caleb Bookout (brian.c.bookout@usace.army.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W9123627BA003 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 18, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 18, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Dec 10, 2026 to Feb 6, 2027, middle of the range Jan 9, 2027.
Measured from 64 past early notices at Dept of the Army with NAICS 237990 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 18, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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What the notice says

W9123627BA003: Norfolk Harbor Inner Channel to Newport News Maintenance Dredging in Hampton Roads, Virginia This is a pre-solicitation notice. This is NOT a solicitation. Do NOT submit proposals or questions in response to this notice. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be posted on Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website at https://piee.eb.mil/ by the end of October 2026. The solicitation is anticipated to be posted for 30 calendar days. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District (NAO) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) acquisition for t… (show all)

he Norfolk Harbor Inner Channel to Newport News Maintenance Dredging located in Hampton Roads, Virginia. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 14, Invitation for Bid (IFB). The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract. The requirement will be solicited as unrestricted. The applicable NAICS code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities), with a small business standard of $37 million. In accordance with DFARS 236.204 - Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000. DESCRIPTION OF WORK The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is seeking eligible firms capable of performing work that consists of dredging approximately 550,000 cubic yards of maintenance material from the Sewells Point to Lamberts Bend and Entrance Reach Federal navigation channel segments to a required depth of -56 feet MLLW with one foot of allowable paid overdepth. All material will be dredged by mechanical means with the dredged material placed overboard at the Norfolk Ocean Disposal Site. Optional work includes dredging approximately 150,000 cubic yards of maintenance material from the Channel to Newport News and approximately 45,000 cubic yards of maintenance material from the Naval Station Fairway Federal navigation channel segments to required depths of -55 feet MLLW and -47 feet MLLW, respectively, each with one foot of allowable paid overdepth. All optional work maintenance material will be dredged by mechanical means and pumped directly into the cells at the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area. Contract includes special requirements and precautions when dredging over the Navy Degaussing Array in the Entrance Reach Federal navigation channel segment, and when dredging in the vicinity of protected cultural resources in the Channel to Newport News Federal navigation channel segment. The construction completion date will be approximately 175 calendar days from the issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP). Contractors will be required to submit bid bonds documents with the proposal. The successful awardee will be required to provide 100% payment and performance bonds for the project. The effort will be solicited and awarded utilizing the Sealed Bid procedures under FAR Part 14. Anticipated solicitation issuance time frame is on or about the end of October 2026. THIS PROJECT IS A FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PROCUREMENT INVITATION FOR SEALED BID. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract using INVITATION FOR BID WITH PRE-AWARD SURVEY and procedures outlined in FAR 36 and FAR 14. Pre-award survey will determine contractor responsibility in accordance with FAR 9.104. Bidders will be evaluated on both pre-award survey and conformance to the solicitation and price. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all Bids; and to award the contract to other than the lowest total price and to award to the bidder submitting the lowest bid determined by the Government to be responsible. Bid bonds will be required with bid submittals. In addition, the awardee must be found responsible in accordance with FAR 9.1. The below Pre-Award Survey Information will be requested of the apparent low offeror. This information is not required to be responsive to the Invitation for Bid. a) Current commitments and expected dates of completion. b) One (1) signed bank reference demonstrating adequate financial resources. If bidder�s firm has a line of credit � provide information on how many figures bidder can borrow against the line of credit (i.e. medium 6 figures � exact line of credit is not required). c) The bidder shall provide the latest three (3) complete fiscal year financial statements for the prime contractor, certified by an independent accounting firm, if practicable, or signed by an authorized officer of the organization. Submit evidence of availability of working/operating capital, which will be used for the performance of the resultant contract. For Joint Venture arrangements, submit the latest three complete fiscal year financial statements for each company in the Joint Venture and discuss the financial responsibilities among the companies. The Government may also utilize Dun & Bradstreet reports to evaluate the financial capacity of the bidder. This notice does not constitute an invitation for bid. The IFB and accompanying documents will be issued electronically and will be uploaded to the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website at https://piee.eb.mil/ on or about the end of October 2026. Notification of any changes to this pre-solicitation will only be made on this website. Therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to check the website regularly for any posted changes to the pre-solicitation notice, release of the solicitation, specification, drawings, and all subsequent amendments. Telephone calls or written requests for the IFB package will NOT be accepted. Prospective bidders are responsible for monitoring at https://piee.eb.mil/ to respond to the solicitation and any amendments or other information regarding this acquisition. IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFEROR TO CONTINUALLY VIEW THE WEBSITE FOR CHANGES. No hard copies will be available. Prospective bidders are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov to respond to the solicitation and any amendments or other information regarding this acquisition. Prospective bidders are required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract. NOTE: Online Representations and Certifications Applications apply to this solicitation. Inquires must be directed to ProjNet in accordance with the forthcoming Solicitation document.

Who won similar work

6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 237990.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
COTTRELL CONTRACTING CORPORATION2$81.6MSep 23, 2026
CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC1$167.6MFeb 17, 2026
CURTIN MARITIME CORP1$8.9MMay 23, 2025
COASTAL DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION, INC1$2.3MApr 22, 2025
SCRIMGEOURS FARM ALL, LLC1$740KOct 21, 2025

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Competitive landscape

For the 5 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

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  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

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  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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